tempo

J/ >“Pime? a Rates wor speed, ranging from the slowest to the fastest, thus Grave, largo, lento, adagio, andante, presto, presti imo. moderato, allegro,. 2. Rhythm, measure. 3. Beat. atempo. In exact time (usually appearing after retardation). t. primo (or rmo), or primiero. Original speed. t. all a breve (bra’-vé). Vide BREVE. ‘. a. piacere, or senza t. The time at pleasure. t. bin a’rio (tern a’rio). Duple (triple) time. t. como’do. Convenient, moderate time. t. debole (da’-b6-lé). Weak beat. t. di bal’lo. Dance-time. t. di bole’ro, gavot'ta, mar’cia, etc. In the time of a bolero, gavotte, march, etc. t. di cappel’la. In the Church-time. Vide Breve. t. di pri’ma par’te. In the same time as the first part. t. for’te. Strong beat. t. giusto (joos’-td). In strict time. Diste o (or lo ste o), t. Continue at ‘‘the same speed.’ t. maggiore (miadjo’-ré). Vide BREVE. t. mino’re, or t. ordina’rio. 1. Common time, 4 beats to the measure. 2. The original time of the piece. t. perdu’to. “Lost,” unsteady time. t. reggiato (réd-ja’-td), same as coll a parte. t. rubato. Vide rusa to. T. wie vorher (vé fér-har), G. Same time as before.